The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-30

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weary teacher sat by her desk ~
sha close Of school. The last deIin.
ouent had rccited mis- lesson and been
dismissed. The echo 81 his foots;sP;
uuon tho walk below grew faint and
sainter. and the tired head Of the
t.acher sank upon the desk before her.
- the over-wrought nerves at last
sound vent in a food Of rcstful tears.
II had been most trying day. Inc
children had been restless. aud the les
sons poorly recitcd. In fact. i was
one Of those days when ''every thing
went wrong" !. !.
..What thanklcss work. after all. "
she muscd. as she wearily began the
task OF examining pile Of 'spelling
blanks" that lay before her on the
desk. The first list Of words was not
calculated TO tighten her heavy heart
II belonged to one Of the most mis-
chievous, troublesome boys In the
school. Mahy words were wrongly
spelled. and the writing was worse
than usual. A discouraged 'On'
dcarr' involuntarily escaped her lips
as she turned over the tablet to mark
the low percentage. A she did So
these words caught her eye: "Dere
techer. love YOU" She quickly
looked back at the beginning Of the
list to see II she had mistaken the pu'
pills name. No. She had made no
mistake. but could hardly believe heI
eyes. That rough, fun-loving boy
was the last from whom she should
have expected such words, but they
did more for her that moment than
score OF perfect lessons could have
done. II she had won the love OF one
wayward heart in that restless school,
her work was not in vain. The re
mainder Of the tablets were quickl.
examined, and the teacher went home
feeling . renewed strength for hel
work.
This simple incident holds a lessor
for us all. Amid ''thc clamorous mus
hes that press in upon us from ever,
side, we'littIc realize how frequentl.
we might cheer one another's discour
aged heart with sincere word Of AZ
lection or appreciation.
Not long ago. the superintendent o
large Sunday-school received from
his officers and teachers such testi
monial in the form Of an earnest cor
dial letter expressive Of their apprccia
ton Of his faithful service. 1t came 4
him as a delightful surprise. and at
time when he was feeling that perhap
some other might accomplish more il
his stead. H. had worked faithfully
introduced many new features into til
school. and in all ways had ''magnifie
his Office" but. up to this time, he ha
received no word Of encouragement 0
satisfaction from his fellow-workcrs
Every thing had been taken for grant
cd. and he worked on. content in tn
thought that he was doing his duty
This little letter from his school wa
quite rs pleasing rs unexpected.
lightcned his heart and spurred him :
renewed effort. He afterward spoke q
II rs one Of the most helpful thing
that had come into his life.
After service one Sunday in q coun
try church. the minister. who was
stranger. shook hands with the organ
ist and thanked him for the music. es
pccially the voluntary. which he ha
enjoyed exceedingly.
well, sir" returned the crganis'
II have played this organ every Sun
day for twenty-five years, gratis. an
yours is the first word Of commcnda
ton have ever received"
How many faithful workers thcr
are in all departments Of life-minis
tiers. teachers, housc-kccpers, book
Keepers. clerks servants of ever
class-whosc work we appreciate an
perhaps praise unstintcdly 70 Others
but 10 whom, personally. we never sa
word. How infrequcntly, also, d
we cheer even those dearest 70 us wit
the sincere, simple words: II loy
you"- Chicago Adrance.